LoLo n Morocco

Disclaimer: The following content and photographs are my own and do not reflect that of the US Peace Corps. Sana Saida Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe I have made it to this point. When I think about the characteristics I hope the volunteer replacing me will have it makes me think of how much I have learned and how strong I have become. Workwise (which pretty much is my whole life) nothing ever gets easier, but I feel prepared for whatever the future could through at me. If I continue my work with the government, bureaucracy? No problem! If I work in the private sector, convincing the reluctant? I have a honorary PhD. Since Oktoberfest I have been overwhelmed at times with work...or just trying to make any step forward. For 3 months my ... read more

Disclaimer: These are my views and don't reflect those of the US Peace Corps. This month by far the biggest news in my world is that Zach and his parents came to visit!! It was a rare glimpse for me at another side of Morocco, the tourist side. We stayed at some gorgeous hotels, that had air conditioning AND running hot water at all times AND regular toilets AND everything! I have been looking forward to their visit my entire service, in fact last summer it was one of the reasons I held out when times were tough. Being able to show off my skillzzz was fun for me. Like the day we took an 8 hour train from Fes to Marrakesh we bought first class tickets, something I have never experienced. I was excited to ... read more

Disclaimer: The following content is solely my perspective and does not represent those of Peace Corps or the USA. I can't believe March is over and April is almost over as well. My prayers have been answered and time is not quite the obstacle it once was. For the first half of the month nearly all of my efforts were aimed towards pushing my vetiver project forward. I read up on how to make the measurements necessary to find out how I am going to plan out the sites and how many plants I am going to need. It was so much fun doing this in fact this is why I joined the corps-to get the kind of training and experience I would never get in the USA because I hadn't enrolled in the right college ... read more

Disclaimer 1: The following content is solely my opinion and does not represent the Peace Corps or the United Stated of America. Disclaimer 2: Family and other loved ones, rest assured I am still in one piece and none the worse for wear (see below). It feels like it has been forever since I have sat down to write a new blog. This is partly to blame on my computer which pretty much stopped working for all of October and up until this week. It was my last semblance of home, no pictures, no music, no movies, no crutch. It turned out to be pretty liberating and fortunately the weather has been gorgeous during the day although the lack of rain is somewhat worrying. I mostly just missed the music and found myself incessantly humming “My ... read more

Disclaimer: As usual pay no mind to what I say as it does not reflect the view of the Peace Corps, the United States of America, or any such nonsense… Waking up on a rooftop in Fes at 6am is an experience. I swear the sun is bigger here. Not hotter just huge. At first I was really confused as to where I was. The sun just above the horizon of the Old Medina kind of left me dumb struck. After a good 5 minutes of gawking I look around and see the rooftop littered with peaceful looking volunteers just like me and I remember…I am in Morocco. After a night of fun in Fes I started this month off with 2 weeks of training. I have been looking forward to this training specifically since I ... read more